Walls of Istanbul

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Walls_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Byzantine
gptkbp:bridgeType gptkb:Golden_Gate
gptkb:Edirnekapı_Gate
gptkb:Mevlanakapı_Gate
gptkb:Silivri_Gate
gptkb:Yedikule_Gate
gptkb:Porta_Aurea
gptkb:Belgradkapı_Gate
Topkapi Gate
gptkbp:built 4th century
5th century
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:component gptkb:Theodosian_Walls
gptkb:Sea_Walls
gptkb:Golden_Horn_Walls
gptkb:Blachernae_Walls
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:Fourth_Crusade_(1204)
Arab sieges (674–678, 717–718)
Avar-Sassanid siege (626)
Ottoman siege (1453)
Rus' attack (860)
gptkbp:feature gptkb:castle
gates
moats
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walls of Istanbul
gptkbp:length approximately 22 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Yedikule_Fortress
Anemas Dungeon
Isaac Angelos Tower
Tower of Alexios
Tower of Basil and Constantine
Tower of Leo
Tower of Manuel
Tower of Melchior
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1453)
gptkbp:protectedBy historical peninsula of Istanbul
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Republic_of_Turkey
gptkb:Ottoman_sultans
gptkbp:significance one of the most complex and elaborate city walls ever built
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:touristAttraction true
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
1985
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Historic_Walls_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8